"Notice," Telegraph and Texas Register, March 31, 1838
Summary: The probate court of Harrisburg county announced an auction to sell the land and possessions of the late Jonathan Frost. The land covered 16 acres, and his possessions included nine slaves, livestock, and some tools and furniture. The sale would last the whole weekend and Monday if necessary.
BY order of the honorable probate court of the county of Harrisburg, will be sold to the highest bidder, at the late residence of Jonathan B. Frost, decd., 16 lots of ground containing near one acre each. Four of them front Buffaloe Bayou, and 12 of them front a street adjoining the city of Houston. One of them has a comfortable house, smoke-house and kitchen, and a well on it; and one of them has a dwelling-house on it many of the lots are now in cultivation. Also 4 negroes, viz. a man and a boy, and a woman and child. Terms, cash, if they will, their appraised value--if not, they will be sold on 6 and 12 months' credit, the purchaser giving bond and approved security. There will probably be five other negroes sold: a man, a good blacksmith, carpenter, &c., a woman, two girls and a boy, a wagon, cart, a few yoke oxen, some horses, hogs, a set of blacksmith's tools, household and kitchen furniture, &c. &c. The sale will be continued on Monday if necessary.
S.M. FROST, Adm'r,
March 29, 1838. '20-3t[sic]
Source Copy Consulted: "Notice," Telegraph and Texas Register, March 31, 1838, p. 3